Speak out: Trump deserves praise, not scorn

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President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talk during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday. A reader says Trump should be praised for his actions as president.

President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talk during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday. A reader says Trump should be praised for his actions as president. (Carolyn Kaster / AP)

Trump not an idiot: I am responding to the person who called the president an idiot. He is not an idiot. Donald Trump has done more than any president has ever, ever done. The Democrats are just jealous. Democrats, people know what you are like. You will never get back in office. Donald Trump is the best, best, best president we’ve ever had in this world.

Fix manhole covers: When will the city of Aurora do something about the manhole covers on the east side of Farnsworth, from Indian Trail going north to Molitor? The manhole covers seem to be slipping down from where they are supposed to be so that when you are driving you are constantly getting bounced when you go over the manhole covers which you can’t avoid hitting as you drive north on Farnsworth.

A few thoughts: I think you have to limit the response to only half of the things you print about Trump rather than every other comment about Trump. I can’t believe people want to recall the vote tor the Aurora Election Commission. Whether you are for it or not, the people voted. It is what it is. It is a right to vote, but it is you’re responsible to be informed about the vote. If you weren’t, then shame on you. To the gentleman who wants to replace the red light camera, if he could replace the $1.5 million this generates then feel free. The city is not paying for this. The residents are not paying for this. The people running red lights are paying for this.

Curb parking a problem: In Aurora’s southeast side neighborhoods, two-way traffic is a problem because of curb parking. There are so many vehicles parked on both sides of the street it’s a wonder there are not more head-on collisions.

What’s up with Cub Foods building?: What’s up with the vacant Cub Foods building that has been sitting there empty for the last 15 years? All I see is dead bushes and trash heaps. Wasn’t there a new redeveloper for that site? I wonder what happened.

What a sight: It is a sight to behold seeing the presidents of North and South Korea strolling hand in hand. If only President Trump could have Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin in either hand for a stroll. With such peace, could Christ’s return be far off?

No lyin’ pols: There should be penalties for any politician who lies. There has to be some consequences for this. We can’t let politicians get away with this, especially our president. It is just the norm for him to tell lies. Even small white lies. We have other politicians who lie but not to this extent. We have to stop this. If it’s a lie, hold him accountable.

Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize: Guess what? Barack Obama got the Nobel Peace Prize, and his followers didn’t have to lobby for it. What makes those basket of deplorables think they can get the Nobel Peace Prize for the biggest liar who ever walked into the Oval Office? Shame, shame, shame.

Barr critic: The caller who is criticizing Rosanne Barr because she is living in Hawaii and has a nut plantation should know her show is 100 percent fiction. It is all acting. TV personalities are all rich. Did you really think she lives on the set of her show?

Higher standard: I watched the (White House Correspondents’ Association) dinner, and I agree with most people about comedian Michelle Wolf talking about Sarah Huckabee Sanders. As much as I don’t like her, I think it was very much out of line. I think she went way out of line with it. Yet stuff like this seems like the norm for us today.

Trump will be greatest: He has only been in office for a little over a year but Donald J. Trump may go down as the best U.S. president ever.

Bad TV programming: I wonder if it is just me or is everyone else fed up with television programming. I don’t care if you have cable or dish or just regular antenna TV. The lineups for all the networks just suck. The same old movies over and over. It’s the same tired TV shows. They show movies back to back, like “The Green Mile.” It’s eight hours of wasted TV time. They do it three or four times a week. It is ridiculous. Doesn’t the FCC pay any attention to this stuff?

Justice prevails: You know what, we got Bill Cosby. He is going where he belongs. There is more to follow.

Bad drivers out there: I would like to ask where people get their driver’s licenses from. You are going down the street, driving toward someone, and they have to swing into the next lane to make a right turn. They act like they are driving a semitrailer. I don’t get it. Where did they learn how to drive?

Lust for money: The victims of Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein knew the score. They are all graduates of the so-called Sexual Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. They clustered around these sexual predators for the same reason Cosby’s wife stays beside him: the lust for money

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